IR419 GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY
| Course Code: | 3140419 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. HÜSEYİN BAĞCI |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Theoretical aim: improve understanding of methodology and application of Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis (CFPA)
Empirical aim: deepen understanding of German policy behavior and its shaping factors.
The course also offers the opportunity to analyze and evaluate German foreign policy on the basis of recent case studies. Based on the conceptual foundations of role theory as an analytical tool from Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis, and specifically the ideal-type civilian power role concept, the seminar will explore the overall development of German foreign and security policy since 1990 and several case studies. Participants are expected to take up one of the cases and prepare a 20-min presentation and develop this into a 15-page term paper.
Course Content
The course content includes: The foreign policy of Germany from Bismarck to Hitler; the emergence of the FRG and GDR; the rearmament of FRG and NATO membership; new orientation in foreign policy of the Adenauer Government (1949-1963); `Ostpolitik` of the FRG during the Grand Coalition (1968-1974); foreign policy under Helmut Schmidt (1974-1982); relations between FRG and GDR; changes in foreign policy under Helmut Kohl and German Unification.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To establish a firm basis of academic knowledge in the discipline of International Relations. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To draw connections among different social sciences disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To analyze social and international phenomenon in a holistic manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To communicate in oral and written ways. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To create original ideas through academic inquiry and research. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibilities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution